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George Santos inks deal to avoid prosecution in Brazil over bad checks

George Santos inks deal to avoid prosecution in Brazil over bad checks

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A day after New York Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty to charges in the U.S., he signed an agreement Thursday with public prosecutors in Brazil to avoid prosecution for forging two stolen checks in 2008.
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Protesters of Alberta premier's private health comments storm stage at news event

Protesters of Alberta premier's private health comments storm stage at news event

EDMONTON — Alberta United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith was hustled offstage by security Thursday after a handful of placard-waving protesters disrupted her news conference over past musings about selling hospitals to private operators.
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Canada to sanction Moldova groups aiding Russia, send judges to boost integrity

Canada to sanction Moldova groups aiding Russia, send judges to boost integrity

OTTAWA — Canada has set the stage with Moldova to start sanctioning people and companies based in that Eastern European country who are helping Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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Critics frustrated by slow progress a year after report on military sexual misconduct

Critics frustrated by slow progress a year after report on military sexual misconduct

OTTAWA — One year after receiving 48 recommendations aimed at stamping out sexual misconduct in the military, defence officials gave an update on their progress Thursday that has left critics frustrated with the pace of change.
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Expel George Santos? GOP leaders aren't ready to take that step

Expel George Santos? GOP leaders aren't ready to take that step

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting a narrow, four-vote majority, Republican leaders in the House are making clear that they intend to let the legal process play out with New York Rep.
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CNN faces backlash over chaotic Trump town hall event

CNN faces backlash over chaotic Trump town hall event

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is facing a backlash over its town hall featuring former President Donald Trump, an event that swiftly turned chaotic in a stark display of the tightrope facing journalists covering a leading 2024 Republican candidate who refuses
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Pakistan's Supreme Court orders the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Pakistan's Supreme Court orders the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan , whose arrest on corruption charges earlier this week sparked a wave of violence across the country by his supporters.
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Disaster risk profile warns Canada ill-prepared for a major earthquake

Disaster risk profile warns Canada ill-prepared for a major earthquake

OTTAWA — The first draft of a new national disaster risk assessment report warns that a major earthquake in British Columbia or parts of Ontario and Quebec could swiftly become the most costly natural disaster Canada has seen.
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Agency struggled to get pharma companies to engage in drug-price reform: memo

Agency struggled to get pharma companies to engage in drug-price reform: memo

OTTAWA — Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms before he urged an independent federal agency to pause those reforms in favour of more consultation, a 2021 mem
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French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors are seeking to send former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 12 others to trial on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhaf
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